Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [ILLEGIBLE], [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE], [ILLEGIBLE]

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(316) From  New Jersey.
New York.  Abraham Freeland,
Frigate South Carolina
Seaman, Capt. Gillam
Frigate Providence
Capt. Whipple
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Navy. Privateer, S.S. Sea Service.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of — 8 — Dollars per month, to commence on
the — 16 th — of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th of April 1818
and sent to the pensioner care of
Judge Pennington, Newark, N.J.
Arrearages to 4 th Sept. 1818. 4 29 /31 mo. $37.16
$37.16
Frigate South Carolina
{ Revolutionary claims, } Decr. 10. 80 { Act 18th March, 1818, } 11 months
Capt John Gainer &
Com d Alexander Gillam
Com d 30 Dec 24
Agawamuck Essex Co.
Agawamuck Essex Co.
Application sent May 21st 1821, to the Secy of the Navy, Washington D.C., N. York.

Abraham Freeland's
Declaration
Seamen.
Consul under the Law.
Apr 28. 1815
SM.
New Jersey roll.

District of Columbia ss:
On this sixteenth day of April 1810. before me the undersigned one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of the United States for the said District personally appeared Abraham Freeland aged Seventy years resident in the Township of Potomac Creek in the County of Fairfax in the said District, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war"; That he the said Abraham Freeland enlisted in the year 1778 at Poughkeepsie near New in France (having deserted from an English Prison ship) as a volunteer in the continental Frigate Providence commanded by Captain Whipple, that he continued to serve in the said ship as a volunteer for about five months when she returned to Boston in Massachusetts where he was discharged, which discharge he has since lost. That in about two months after he received his said discharge, he went to the West Indies as a Privateer man & was captured by the British & remained a prisoner somewhere about three months. That on the tenth day of December 1779 he entered at Amsterdam in Holland as a volunteer in the South Carolina, a heavy frigate & commanded by Captain John Anson & commanded by Alexander Gillin that he continued to serve in the said having served 3 or 4 months as a prisoner frigate for about eleven months when he received a verbal discharge at the Port of Brownsville in

Spain, having served in the public Service for about Sixteen months - That he was in the Prison Ships of Great Britain during the revolutionary War somewhere about five years - That he was in no battles except in the West In- dies when captured while a Privateer man - and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said Services.
Sworn to and declared before me The day & year aforesaid
Abraham Freeland
William S. Pennington
District Judge
I, William S. Pennington Judge of the United States Dis- trict Court for the District of New Jersey, do certify that it ap- pears to my satisfaction that the said Abraham Freeland did serve in the revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration against the Common Enemy, And I now trans- mit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Newark April 10 th 1817.
William S. Pennington
District Judge

I William Pennington Clerk of the District of New Jersey do certify that the signatures to this instrument, are the proper hand writing of William L. Pennington Esq r Judge of the United States District Court, for the District of New Jersey.
As witness my hand and the seal of the said District Court at New Ark this sixteenth day of April A. D. 1815.
Wm Pennington

State of New York
Washington County ss to Abraham Freeland of the town of
Fort Ann in the said county being duly sworn de- poseth & saith that he is a revolutionary pensioner under the Law of March 18. th 1818 for his services as a Seaman in the Navy of the Revolution, that he was inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New Jersey agency at the rate of Eight Dollars Pr. month to commence on the 16. th day of April 1818. That since the receipt of his pension certificate, he has removed to, and become a permanent Resident of the the said town of Fort Ann in the County & State aforesaid, that not having drawn any part of his pension since September last, and he being too poor to find to New Jersey to receive it, he is extremely anxious to be transferred to the New York agency where he can draw his pension with more convenience & less expense, and he desires that the Secretary of War will transfer him accordingly and further saith not.
Abraham Freeland
Given the 22 nd day of July 1820 before me Sam. l Hastings. Justice Peace

Abraham Freeland
Pensioner
316
a copy Sept. 10/10.
Ralph Clark, Sandy Hill Washington County N. York
agent —
60W

State of New York Washington County } On this fifth day of Decem- -ber 1820 personally appeared before me N. Hall one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the said County during their Session of Court it being a Court of Record unlimited in point of amount proceeding according to the course of Common Law and keeping a Record of their proceedings and which have the power of fine and imprisonment. Abraham Freeland aged Seventy four years resident in Fort Ann in said County who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War in the Navy of the United States on board the Ship Providence commanded by Capt. Whip- -ple and the frigate South Carolina John Jamer Com- mander from sometime in the year 1778 to some time in the year 1780- and that he made application for a Pension under the act of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818 the  18 th day of April 1818 and received a Pension Certificate N o 316 dated at the War office of the United States the 29 th day of April 1818-
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18 th of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or Securities Contracts or Debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in

the Schedule here unto annexed and by me subscribed (to wit) as follows - Schedule of the property of Abraham Freeland, above described -
  One pair Sheelacles 37 \frac{1}{2}   one Bible 1 00   one Psalm Book 25   one Prayer Book 25     $ 1 87 \frac{1}{2} 
Abraham Freeland
And further that I am by occupation a Moulder and am so informed by age and disease as to be unable to walk or ride and that I am now and have been supported for two years past by the Charity of Mary Borney my daughter who is a Widow and in reduced circumstances and that I am wholly dependent on public or private Charity for the means of Subsistence
Sworn to and subscribed declared on the fifth day of December 1820 before me -
Abraham Freeland
N. Hall
I, Daniell Shepherd Clerk of the County of Washington State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule here unto annexed are truly copied from the Record of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the Total amount in Value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is one Dollar and eighty seven and a half Cents - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this fifth day of December 1820
D. Shepherd Clerk

Fort Leavenworth July 29
Recd. A.M. July 1890
Mr. [unclear]
app. for [unclear]
The War Dept. at the City

Should the Transfer be made agreeable to the inclosed request & affidavit. Mr. Freeland, requests to be notified thereof as speedily as possible, as his circumstances & state of health is such as to require immediate relief

INVALID
REVOLUTIONARY
File No.
441865
Abraham Freeland
Seaman
Frigate "South Carolina" Revolutionary
Act
March 18 th 1818
Index: Vol. _____
Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

application for Transfer recd. 3. August 1820
20 July 1820 } Henry Hill N.Y.
Free
Hon. He
J. L. Saltonstall Esq.
Leg. H. Mass.
Post Office Washington D.C.
Abraham Freeland
Application to be
transferred from New
Jersey to New York
22 July 1820. —
Transferred Aug. 1820.
1820

Sandy-Hill Washington Co. N.Y.
July 25 th 1820
Hon. J. C. Calhoun &c.
Sir, I enclose to you the affidavit of Mr. Abraham Freeland a Revolutionary Pensioner of the New Jersey agency, the object of which is to procure his transfer to the New York agency.
Mr. Freeland is old & infirm and now resides in the town of Fort Ann about ten miles from this place, and excepting his pension is supported by the charity of his Daughter who is a poor Widow and the transfer desired would be much more convenient and less expensive to the old gentleman.
If the transfer can be made immediately it will greatly alleviate his wants, and he will acknowledge with gratitude the favor which it will bestow. - Be pleased to communicate the result of this application to Mr. Freeland, or to your
Most Serv t
Nathl. Pitcher

Application for a Transfer.
County of Washington ss -
On this 27 th day of July 1820, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Washington. Personally appeared Abraham Freeland who on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to and served on board of the two following vessels viz. The Providence Frigate of Thirty-two guns commanded by Cap t Abraham Whipple and the Frigate South Carolina of Forty guns commanded by Cap t John Joiner & Comodore Alexander Gillam in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New Jersey from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of New York where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future -
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, Abraham Freeland, the day and year aforesaid.
Rev. Hastings Justice Peace

State of New York Washington County
I Daniel Shepherd Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington do certify that Samuel Hastings Esq. before whom the within affidavit was made was at the time the same was made and still is one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County and that the name Samuel Hastings within subscribed is his hand writing
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court this 28th day of July 1820
D. Shepherd Clerk
Aug 30:50